About
Katharine Towne (born Katharine Payne Towne, July 17, 1978, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, 5′ 7″ (170 cm) tall, the daughter of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Robert Towne and actress Julie Payne, and granddaughter of actors John Payne and Anne Shirley. She initially wanted to be a writer, inspired by her father's legacy, before realizing she was a born actor. She made her screen debut in Girl (1998) and was married to actor Charlie Hunnam from 1999 to 2002. Her most notable film credits include Cynthia Jenzen in Mulholland Drive (2001, directed by David Lynch), Caitlin Spencer in What Lies Beneath (2000, with Halle Berry and Mateo Velasco), Nadine in Evolution (2001, with David Duchovny and Sean William Scott), Sinead in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Savannah in She's All That (1999, with Freddie Prinze Jr.), Monique in The Bachelor (1999, with Ben...
Known for
Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeries • 1997
Mulholland DriveMovie • 2001
She's All ThatMovie • 1999
EvolutionMovie • 2001
UndeclaredSeries • 2001
What Lies BeneathMovie • 2000
Tell Me You Love MeSeries • 2007
Blades of GloryMovie • 2007
Sweet Home AlabamaMovie • 2002
But I'm a CheerleaderMovie • 2000
GoMovie • 1999
Something NewMovie • 2006
The BachelorMovie • 1999
Town & CountryMovie • 2001
TrespassingMovie • 2004
Easy SexMovie • 2003
The In CrowdMovie • 2000
GirlMovie • 1998
Without LimitsMovie • 1998
Sol GoodeMovie • 2003
LD 50 Lethal DoseMovie • 2003
The Anarchist CookbookMovie • 2002